Congolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several other African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency.

A staff member of the United Nations Children Fund UNICEF is given a dose of mpox vaccine at a hospital in Goma Nort

GOMA, Congo - Congolese authorities on Saturday began vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to

In a crucial move to combat the escalating mpox outbreak, authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have launched the country's first vaccination campaign against the virus, which has claimed the lives of 859 people this year.

Congolese health officials launched their first mpox vaccination campaign on Saturday, a key step in efforts to contain an outbreak that has spread from its epicentre in the Democratic Republic of Congo to numerous other African nations this year.

Congolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox nearly two months after the disease outbreak was declared a global emergency

Congolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several other African countries and beyond was declared a global em

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations, nearly two months after outbreaks in Africa were declared a global emergency

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox epidemic, launched a vaccination campaign against the virus on Saturday in the eastern city of Goma, AFP journalists said.